Volume 4 Issue 1

Marine Corps League

South St. Louis Detachment 183

The Scoop

January 2018

Commandants Corner

1

Chaplain’s

Desk

Ladies Auxiliary

This Month In Marine Corps

History

Upcoming Events

Ladies Auxilary Scholarship Rules

Valentine’s Day Party

1

2

3

3

4

5

For

Your Health

Marine Day

Cardinals Game

Staff

6

7

7

Toys 4 Tots 2018 $28,00.00

I can't begin to express my delight in the amount raised in our campaign this year. Thanks goes out to all those that participated to make this a reality. A special thanks to Dave and Delana Winkler for all the time that they spent at the warehouse helping SSgt Josh DeNeve gather, sort, and distribute thousands of toys. Reports that I received said they were at the warehouse nearly every day for a month. And there were others from 183 that also went out to help when they could. I Thank you all.

I would be remiss in not also thanking Tenacious Eats for their terrific Misfits Breakfast that raised over $3000.00 for the campaign.

Our Christmas Party was surely a blessed event. I almost had to cook all the food by myself, and I think MRE’s or C-Rations would have been better. Our caterer, Chef Liz came down with an illness a few days prior to our party and was unable to cook for us. But thanks to direction from Marine Mike Downey and a few good members and our Ladies Auxiliary members, we pulled it off. Our members appetites were present and I watched so many enjoy such good food as I did. If you see a member of our Honors Team, be sure to give them a nice warm hug. They are performing funeral services out in this frigid weather. Thank you Marines.

Commandant’s Corner: Bob Scannell

After all the frenzy of Christmas it was so enjoyable to settle back in our easy chairs for the delight of January. As always the weather is the main topic of all discussions, be it rain, sleet, snow or cold we all have to persevere through the winter days. Now February is a glimpse of hope for better days ahead. Plus we begin that loving feeling as Valentine approaches. I remember years ago when they had headlines of Valentines for veterans. It was a great way for everyone to say thank you to all the brave men and women who made sacrifices for our freedom. Valentine day goes back to 269 AD when two Christians were martyred. Whatever the reason for this celebration, I believe it’s a great one because it is about God our Father in that, GOD IS LOVE!

I want to thank You for the precious gift of love, You have given to the world and to me. Thank You for blessing me every day with the love and the power and strength that I get from You every single day. Without Your love for me I can’t be…I can’t function…I can’t even breathe…because I NEED Your love to sustain me. It’s like food and medicine for my soul Lord. Please continue to let me feel Your comforting love in my life and Lord I give myself over to You to perfect in me this gift of love, that I may be able to express it and share it with others. Lord, I have not always been good at this, so please forgive me. Lord, some people are harder to love than oth-ers. But I want to be like Your Son Jesus, so please continue the work You are doing in my heart.

In Jesus name I pray. Amen

Chaplain’s Desk: Ken Dieckmann

Whose Life is Better because I Woke Up Today? I have had this Question on the top of my night stand for many years. I am very grateful for my life. Every Day is a Gift from GOD. How I spend my days and who I choose to spend them with speaks volumes. I wish everyone a Happy Healthy New Year! Saturday December 23, The Detachment Christmas Party was held in Vance Hall. Marine and Master Chef Michael Downey directed our Commandant Bob Scannell as he learned from the Master. Mike was the “Food Network Judge” on Bob’s cooking prowess as Bob prepared a Fabulous Feast for all our Marines and their loved ones. It was a WONDERFUL DINNER! Team work at its BEST! Thank you to our Chef and Judge. Thank you to everyone who had a hand in setting up all the tables, chairs, decorating the room and tables, purchased all the food, baked all the cakes & cookies, arranged for the music and Linda to be our bartender, mailed the invitations, planned and orchestrated the Christmas Games. Thank you to every-one who assisted in the kitchen before, and after the Dinner. We had a full house! A Great Time Was Had By All!!! To our Marines, Auxiliary Ladies and Loved Ones who were unable to take part in this Christmas Gathering, we missed you and we're sorry you could not be with us.

God bless our Detachment. Our Detachment works very hard to make our community and our world a bet-ter place for all! Because of all your time and energy Volunteered for TOYS FOR TOTS, thousands of Chil-dren had a Happy and Merry Christmas filled with JOY and HOPE! Oh what a WONDERFUL WORLD!!! Thank you good and faithful servants! ❤ ️

As our Christmas party was held during an afternoon, and was such a great success, it has been decided that we will hold our annual Valentines Day party on Sunday during the afternoon. On Sunday February 11, from Noon to 1600 hrs the Detachment Saint Valentine 's Day Party will be held in Vance Hall. We are in for a REAL TREAT! Marine and Master Chef Michael Downey again will be judging the how our amateur cooks prepare our feast. I was very lucky to be guided by him in the kitchen at the Detachment 's Christ-mas Party. He taught me several new things. It was a lot of FUN! He teaches Culinary School at a local college. And he is willing guide some of us in preparing a special Saint Valentine's Day Dinner. There will be no fee to learn from the Master Chef. Those who would like to learn how to prepare a Fabulous Dinner, will need to sign up quickly. Space is limited. First ones who request to have this opportunity will be the eligibleto win a FREE DINNER!!! Contact Carol McCarthy at 636-244-0270 If you want a FREE COOKING CLASS that also comes with a VALENTINE 'S GIFT of a FREE DINNER!!!

Included in this issue of our SCOOP is the Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship Application. This would be for a current High School Senior graduating in the Class of 2018. Two students will win $500.00. The money may be used towards their Tuition, Food Plan or Books.

Ladies Auxiliary: Carol McCarthy

LADIES

AUXILIARY

MISSION:

The Marine

Corps Auxiliary

was formed for

the purposes of

promoting the

interests of the

Marine Corps,

the Marine

Corps League

and to protect

and advance the

welfare of

Marines and

their

dependents.

Auxiliary

members

participate in a

wide variety of

programs that

benefit and

preserve the

fundamental

rights and

freedoms of

every person of

this Nation,

young and old.

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January Dinner Meals by the Ladies Auxiliary. Cost $7.00

The dinner bell Rings at 1800 hrs. Baked Lasagna, Pasta with White Sauce, Garden Salad, Dinner Rolls and of course “Dessert!

“Three

Spent Shells,

One for Country,

One for Duty,

One for Honor.”

Presented to the

Deceased’s next

of kin.

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8,440 Honors total

2017 Total — 299 Honors

December — 20

We need members for the Honor Guard.

please contact Charlie Dooling at (314) 351-4913.

Honors and Color Guard:

Charles Dooling: Sr. Vice Commandant

Upcoming Events

• 11 February 2018 Valentine’s Party

• 27 March Staff Officer Nominations

• 17 March 2018 St Pat’s Party

• 24 April 2018 Staff Officer Elections

• 21 April 2018 Cardinals on Field Event (see page 7)

This Month in Marine Corps History 10 January 1995: The Pentagon announced that 2,600 U.S. Marines would be deployed to Somalia for Operation United Shield to assist in the final withdraw-al of UN peacekeeping troops from Somalia. The decision came in response to a UN request for Ameri-can protection of its peacekeeping forces serving in the war-torn African nation.

11 January 1945: The first elements of Marine Air-craft Group 24, commanded by Colonel Lyle H. Mey-er, landed at Lingayen, Luzon, Philippine Islands, to provide close air support for Army forces. Over the next three months, MAG-24 and MAG-32 would fly a total of 8,842 combat sorties and drop more than 19,000 bombs as part of the Fifth Air Force in support of the Sixth Army.

16 January 1991: Operation Desert Shield became Operation Desert Storm as forces of the allied coali-tion launched an all-out air campaign against targets in Iraq and occupied Kuwait in an effort to liberate Kuwait and enforce the resolutions of the United Na-tions Security Council. Overall, in the theater of oper-ations, the coalition forces included more than 415,000 U.S. troops.

20 January 1968: The second battle for Khe Sanh began when Marines from the 3d Battalion, 26th Ma-rines attacked a North Vietnamese battalion between Hill 881 South and Hill 881 North. More than 100 of the enemy were killed.

22 January 1969: Operation Dewey Canyon, perhaps the most successful high-mobility regimental-size action of the Vietnam War, began in the A Shau/Da Krong Valleys when the 9th Marines, commanded by Colonel Robert H. Barrow, and supporting artillery were lifted from Quang Tri. By 18 March the enemy's base area had been cleared out, 1617 enemy dead had been counted, and more than 500 tons of weap-ons and ammunition unearthed.

29 January 1991: The first serious ground fighting of Operation Desert Storm broke out when Iraqi troops mounted an attack into Saudi Arabia along a 40-mile front. Iraqi units centered their efforts on Khafji, a port city six miles south of the border. Saudi and Quatari troops, supported by artillery from the 1st Marine Divi-sion and attack helicopters and other allied coalition aircraft, recaptured the town two days later.

TOYS FOR TOTS—2017 To those who selflessly gave their time and ef-forts, A thank you from SSgt Josh Deneve.

Please send a note or contact either Comman-dant Bob Scannell or Judge Advocate Mike Lee to let us know you participated.

4th Marine Division, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Regi-ment (3/23) would like to acknowledge their thanks to you.

bobscannell@hotmail.com 314-560-6791 Theeditor.mcl183@att.net 314-616-3726

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MCL Detachment 183

Valentine’s Party

Sunday, February 11th

Noon – 4:00 pm

$20.00 Per Person

Includes

Dinner and Dancing

Coffee, Tea and Soda Included

Cash Bar

RSVP by leaving a message at the

Detachment:314-352-8762

FOR YOUR HEALTH: Karen Bolhuis MSN, RN, FNP-BC (HM3, USN)

January is National Thyroid Awareness month. Do you know what your thyroid does and what kind of problems you may experience?

The thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland at the base of the throat below the Adam’s apple. It is in front of the trachea (windpipe) and it normally can’t be felt on exam. We do know that low iodine can cause thyroid problems- which is why salt is iodized now- but for the most part, we don’t know why thyroid problems happen. About 12% of Americans will develop a thyroid problem in their lifetime, and 60% of those do not know they have a thyroid problem. There are two main hormones produced and secreted by the thyroid, best known by their simple terms of T3 and T4. The rate of production has a wide variance, and it’s controlled by the pituitary gland by negative feed-back. The pituitary produces Thyroid stimulating hormone, or TSH, when the levels of T3 and T4 are low. Quite often, the first test your doctor will do to check your thyroid is a TSH level. If the TSH is high, it means that the pituitary is really making a lot of TSH trying to get the thyroid to produce more of its hormones. Next they will check the T3 and T4 levels, and if they are low, it’s considered hypo (low or underactive) thyroid. If the TSH is really low, then the levels of T3 and T4 are likely very high and it is considered hyper (high or overactive) thyroid. To summarize: High TSH, low T3/T4= hypothyroid Low TSH, high T3/T4= hyperthyroid.

But what does this mean for you? Since the thyroid hormones control everything related to metabo-lism, most people will feel abnormal if their thyroid is off.

For hypothyroid, everything slows down. With a slow metabolism people feel sluggish and fatigued. They tend to gain weight and can feel depressed, and may feel cold all the time. The gut can slow causing constipation. Hair and skin can become very dry and brittle.

In hyperthyroid (which is less common), the opposite happens. People tend to feel jittery and agitat-ed, they may lose weight and have trouble sleeping. They can have heart palpitations and feel hot or get sweaty a lot.

When someone is first diagnosed with abnormal thyroid levels, your healthcare provider will do some additional tests. They will usually do an ultrasound to check for nodules or adenomas, and they will do blood tests for evidence of an auto-immune disorder (where the body essentially “attacks” itself, the most common cause of both hyper and hypothyroid), and possibly other tests. If they find a cause they will treat it- sometimes they have to remove the thyroid. Quite often there is not a specific, treatable cause, in which case the doctor will put you on medications to normalize thyroid levels. The good news is, these medications are very effective and people live normal, happy lives with them. You will need to have your blood levels checked (usually a TSH) occasionally to make sure you are still on the right dose, and it can be fine tuned fairly easily.

Goiter is an enlarged thyroid. Quite often the hormone levels are normal, but if your healthcare pro-vider can feel your thyroid they will automatically check to make sure it is functioning normally.

Thyroid cancer is rare, accounting for about 1% of all cancers. There are a few types, and most are very treatable. Signs of this include fullness at the base of the throat, hoarse voice, and difficulty breathing or talking.

An endocrinologist (doctor who specializes in hormones) is the specialist who would manage thyroid problems, although most can be managed by your primary care provider.

Corpsman:

Hospital Corpsmen

(HM) perform duties

as assistants in the

prevention and

treatment of

disease and injury

and assist health

care professionals

in providing medical

care to Navy people

and their families.

They may function

as clinical or

specialty

technicians, medical

administrative

personnel and

health care

providers at medical

treatment facilities.

They also serve as

battlefield corpsmen

with the Marine

Corps, rendering

emergency medical

treatment to include

initial treatment in a

combat

environment.

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5700 Leona Avenue

St. Louis, MO 63116

(314)352-USMC

MCL 183

Monthly Meetings Last Tuesday of the month 1900 Hrs

Dinner Bell 1800 Hrs

Commandant

Robert J. Scannell

(314) 560-6791

bobscannell@hotmail.com

Senior Vice Commandant

Charles Dooling

(314) 351-4913

Junior Vice Commandant

Ken McGuffey

(314) 827-7874

Paymaster

Dan Hanks

(314) 441-1806

Adjutant

Ed Dodson

(314) 604-6254399-4282

Chaplain

Ken Dieckmann

(314) 570-8211

Sergeant At Arms

Mike Venable

(314) 835-8554

Jr. Past Commandant

James L. Vance

(314) 749-1972

Judge Advocate –Scoop Editor

Mike Lee

(314) 616-3726

Theeditor.mcl183@att.net

Advisers

• Hal Holmes

• Jim Grimm

• David Rowley

• Kris ‘Stel’ Steller

Auxiliary President

Carol McCarthy

(636) 244-0270

Quartermaster

Russ Hitzemann

(314) 660-3926

russh727@sbcglobal.net

Honors Commander

Charles Dooling

(314) 351-4913

The Scoop, the newsletter of

Marine Corps League 183, South St.

Louis Detachment is a monthly publi-

cation, self-published.

Marine of The Year:

2011 James Vance 2012 Dave Winkler

2013 Dick Sopp 2014 Mike Lee

2015 Bob Jost 2016 Charles Dooling

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The St. Louis Cardinals will be honoring Missouri and Illinois Marines on 21 April. Pre-Game ceremonies will include Wendell Webb, National Commandant throw-ing out the first pitch. On field representatives include: Missouri State Commandant Steve Michalski, Illinois State Commandant Dale Munson, Military Order of the Devil Dogs, and the Focus Marine Foundation. MCL 183 will be the on field Honor Guard Game time is 1315hrs and ceremony time is 1230 hrs. $61.00 Seats for only $33.00, it’s Dexter Fowler Bobblehead giveaway to the first 30,00 Fans. Seats at this price are limited with a cutoff date of 15 March. Pay-ment by 1 April. Handicapped and Wheelchair accessible seating with Golf Cart transportation to your seating area, arrive early and ask for assistance. Call today! (314) 395-2788. Early payment will receive priority seating.

Send Checks to:

Bill Kiefer, Detachment 184 10990 New Halls Ferry Road, #J267

St. Louis, MO 63136

Payable to MCL Detachment 184

Tickets will be mailed after 10 April

ON FIELD

EVENT

21 April 2018

Once A Marine, Always A Marine

Valentine’s Day Party

11 February 2018

1200hrs to 1600 hsr

MCL 183 South St. Louis Detachment

Marine Corps League

South St. Louis Detachment 183

5700 Leona Street

St. Louis, MO 63116

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